Bra-chȳp'ter-ōŭs, a.
(-kĭp'ter-ŭs), a. [Fr. brachypterè, Gr. βραχύς, short, and πτερόν, feather, wing.] (Ornith.) Having wings, which, when folded, do not reach to the base of the tail. Eronde.
(-kĭp'ter-ŭs), a. [Fr. brachypterè, Gr. βραχύς, short, and πτερόν, feather, wing.] (Ornith.) Having wings, which, when folded, do not reach to the base of the tail. Eronde.